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I don't think it's a helium tank. A high pressure tank (helium or otherwise) in a rocket is normally a COPV [0]. Those are welded, don't have rivets/bolts, and
by elteto 3y ago
I don't think it's a helium tank. A high pressure tank (helium or otherwise) in a rocket is normally a COPV [0]. Those are welded, don't have rivets/bolts, and are wrapped in carbon fiber.
To me it looks like a regular fuel or oxidizer tank.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite_overwrapped_pressure_vessel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite_overwrapped_pressure...
- Turskarama 3y agoThe pictures of the vessel when close up DO look like it's overwrapped, the rivets around the outside look like theyre from the structure which held the tank rather than the tank itself.
- elteto 3y agoYou typically see COPVs attached from the top and bottom with linkages. And a regular tank can be overwrapped in a composite as well. The top looks like a regular tank dome to me, maybe a common dome.